Research Assistant in Health Economics

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The Department of Medicine, Division of Community Medicine and Public Health, conducts extensive teaching and research in health economics, epidemiological methodology, global public health science, and pharmaceutical policy.

The position is placed within the Health Economics, Policy, and Evaluation (HEPER) group, a research environment with researchers in health economics and epidemiological methods, supported by multiple external research grants from funders such as Forte, the Cancer Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, the Heart-Lung Foundation, and NordForsk. The research assistant will work with methods and applied studies in health economic evaluation and health economic policy. The work is based on the analysis of large registry data as well as modeling and simulation studies.

Job Responsibilities

As a research assistant, you will work alongside Professor Mikael Svensson in health economic research projects focusing on modeling cost-effectiveness and evaluating the effects of interventions in healthcare.

The job responsibilities include, among other things:

• development, coding, and documentation of health economic evaluation models (e.g., cost-effectiveness models)
• statistical and econometric analysis of registry data
• data processing, quality assurance, and reproducible code
• participation in manuscript work (scientific articles and reports)
• participation in the research environment's work with applications for research funding

Qualifications

Requirements:

• bachelor's degree in economics, health economics, public health science, biostatistics, or a related field
• very good knowledge of English, both spoken and written

Preferred:

• master's degree (or a degree expected to be completed by summer 2026) in health economics, economics, public health, global health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field
• experience with Stata and/or R
• experience in health economic cost-effectiveness analyses, modeling, and/or working with registry data
• knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

We place great emphasis on personal suitability. You are structured, responsible, and have a good ability to drive tasks to completion in close collaboration with the research group.

Employment

Employment type: Fixed-term employment, 11 months.
Scope: 100%, full-time.
Location: Department of Medicine, Gothenburg.
Start date: 2026-08-01 or by agreement.

Contact Information for the Position

Mikael Svensson
Professor
+46(0)76 618 67 83
[email protected]

Martin Adiels
Deputy Head of Department
[email protected]

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Application

You apply for the position via Gothenburg University's recruitment portal by registering your application electronically through the website: https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar (https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar). As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is received by the university by the application deadline.

The following documents should be attached to your application:

• CV
• cover letter
• copy of degree certificate and/or transcript from Ladok (if the degree has not yet been issued)
• certificates/grades that support relevant experience
• contact information for references.

The application must be submitted by: 2026-03-09

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